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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 16:40): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/flood-of-memories

Flood of Memories

Flood of Memories [1]

image/jpeg iconSource: City of Surrey (2008). Public Art Program. (http://www.surrey.ca) [2]
image/jpeg iconSource: Jill Anholt Studio (2008). Projects. Flood of Memories. (http://www.jillanholt.ca/projects/flood-of-memories) [3]
image/jpeg iconSource: Jill Anholt Studio (2008). Projects. Flood of Memories. (http://www.jillanholt.ca/projects/flood-of-memories) [4]
image/jpeg iconSource: City of Surrey (2008). Public Art Program. (http://www.surrey.ca) [5]
Location:
Surrey Museum, 17710 56A Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3S 5H8, Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s): 
Anholt, Jill
Text author(s): 
Anholt, Jill
Installation year: 
2005
Remarks on location: 

At the entrance to the Museum and Discovery Centre

Description: 

A form reminiscent of a dyke remnant rests on the grassy plane. On one side, deposits of text and images are left on the wall, almost like watermarks from the recession of high water held back by the form in the past. The phrases and images recall multicultural and multigenerational memories from residents related to their past experiences with Surrey’s waterways. On the other side, a vibrant growing garden reveals the fertility of Surrey’s land that has resulted.

Text of the artwork: 

In French, Chinese, German, Hindi, Punjabi, English

 

rivière = river
terre fertile = fertile land
eau salée = saltwater
inondation = flooding
construction de digue = dyke building

Text theme: 
Water
Artwork theme: 
Long history of the community’s dyke building efforts to control local rivers; multicultural and multigenerational memories from residents related to their past experiences with Surrey’s waterways; the fertility of Surrey’s land that has resulted from the controlled waterways.
Note(s): 

• Budget: $38,000

Artist's biography: 
Jill Anholt [6]
Owner(s): 
City of Surrey Public and Community Art Collection
Source: 
Jill Anholt 304 – 207 West Hastings St, Vancouver BC V6B 1H7 t 604.669.0490 f 604.669.0496 jill@jillanholt.ca 2. Public & Community Art Coordinator Surrey Arts Centre 13750 - 88 Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 3L1 604-501-5561 arts@surrey.ca
Document(s): 
Projects. Flood of Memories
Anholt, Jill (2008).  Projects. Flood of Memories. <http://www.jillanholt.ca/projects/> : Jill Anholt Studio
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/flood-of-memories
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/flood of memories2.jpg
[3] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/flood of memories.jpg
[4] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/flood of memories4.jpg
[5] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/images/flood of memories3.jpg
[6] http://www.jillanholt.ca/about/
[7] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[8] http://plepuc.org/en/print/1488
[9] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/flood-of-memories